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The Rainmaker
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but ev...
Crime, Drama, Thriller - 1997
7.2
82%
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When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
The Rainmaker
The Godfather
(1972)
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
The Rainmaker
The Godfather: Part II
(1974)
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
The Rainmaker
Apocalypse Now
(1979)
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
The Rainmaker
The Godfather: Part III
(1990)
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
The Rainmaker
The Conversation
(1974)
Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to record a cryptic conversation between them. Tormented by memories of a previous case that ended badly, Caul becomes obsessed with the resulti...

Details

Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
135 min
Release date:
18 Nov 1997
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000
Revenue:
$45,916,769
Awards:
2 wins & 10 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Satisfactory mainstream entertainment, with a handful of major actors in juicy minor roles tossed in for good measure.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Coppola has infused The Rainmaker with enough humor, character, honest emotion and storytelling style to make it one of the year's most entertaining movies.
– Jack Mathews,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
fresh:
Coppola adapted the novel himself, and he's done a good job of paring it down.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
fresh:
This competent, anonymous legal drama (scripted by Michael Herr) is the best John Grisham adaptation yet.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Coppola has never been particularly known for his comic touch, but here he seems bent on leavening the melodrama with as many laughs as possible, and they are generally honest and well-earned.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
9 Jun 2008
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